Wooden single-sheathed box-car.



-J. H. WEISBROD.

woonam SINGLE SHEATHED BOX CAR.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 15. I916.

Patented Oct. 30, 1917.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

,[flDGH/or Jam? 11. we/sbmd J. H. WEISBROD.

WOODEN SINGLE SHEATHED BOX CAR.

' APPLICATION FILED AUG. as. 1916.

Pajtented Oct. 30,1917.

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being had to the accompanying drawings v which illustrate the preferredform of the invention, though it is to be understood;

that the invention is notliinited to the exact details-of constructionshown and ClGSQIlbGCl, as it is obvious that various modificationsthereof within the scopeo-f the claims will;

' occur to persons skilled in the art? In said drawings: Figure 1 1s acomposite V ew, theupper left-hand quarter being a horizontal sec tionthrough the car-body showing the floor ing in place; the lowerleft-handquarter showing the underfirame in plan the upper right-handquarter disclosing the roofframing, and the lower right-hand quarterillustrating the roof in plan Fig. 2 1s anothercompos te View depict ingon the left a verticallongitudinal longishowing the car side elevationFig. 3 illustrates left and right transtudinal section ofthe car and onthe right verse vertical half-sections, said sections being taken' onthe lines 3 3; and '3 3 re-;

spectivel y, of Fig. 2;

"Fig. is an end elevation of the can I showing the end and corner postsand end plate stiflener;

Fig. '5 is a verticalsection Fig; is a detail horizontal section hq rposts, be ng taken on through" t the line 7+7 of 4.

In" the present invention; the produetipn 1 of a car princi-pally"composed of wood is I conteinplated, which car shall have thejadgvantages of the singlesh'e'ethed car thet-fl is provided-With steelttaniing the supers structure; but which thereduction in the use t steelmaterially lessen'sthe cost of; manntactur'ei M The ayoidanoe ofthelacli ot proper con-' neetion of the' posts and braces of the sup ei'astructure" to "the fp'lates, jsil l' and "tiral lsjsj.

selves 0t liquidaccumulations; is sin ply and satisfactorily attained? nw The importance this; feature is not inconsiderable-as d'eoay of thewoo'd at the joints is thereby peeve-muted."

An assembly of training members, Walls e and-flooring is had whic'hp'reser ves the Walls in per fect segment; obiri ztting the tendency ofthe posts: and: braces of the framing" to bulge outwardly under theinfluence "ofladgk ing, "which eliminates the "opening of the; sea-Insbetween the' Wall boards; frequently lnythe' car llustrated, end whichern bodies i-the invention, 'l-3"represent s the side sills and 12 theside lates "ofitlie car. Suitg ably spaced longitudinally of thesidefsills and side plates 12mm ertiea'lsid posts 1%) between whiehare"arranged diagonalf braces20. lewer endsofj'side posts 19} and} braceS QOane seated inmetalli'c shoes 16*! mo nted upon theside g'sill s 13; Suremounting the-dinner 'terrni'nels (if said side f 9 0 v posts 'andbraces, ar'efn etall ic "cap's 16116 through the side wall of the car,-intermediate portions being-broken away, the section being taken grangedg essistin holding the side-ften1ing me nbers in proper relation,wl1ich meni propriatelyf positioned along theu-nder Sides ot 'thesidei5lat'es i2; {S ll-1" and plate" rods 1 21, so e-verticall andomeyobnquel -erg;- I

hers 'it is" seen; constitute ai' truss fwh'erein the side plate is thetop chord sillg is th bottoni chord.

lfhe ear is ofthei'single sheathed type end 1oo the'fside walls 11eoinprisehorizontal'ly dis posed hoards; asseinloletl one aboi e theomen; whifeh boards; have tongue;anldfgroove-"eon- "necti'onsasindicated 'et22 -inTigs.j'5- a'n'dt; The- -side mtesc12endsit1e sillsBareQraB inner sides of side plates and sills and to a greater depththan the thickness of the boards forming the side walls 11.

The inner faces of the side walls 11 are arranged to be flush with thesimilar faces of the side plates 12, in consequence of which the outerfaces of the top and bottom boards of the walls 11 are spaced from thevertical faces of the rabbeted portions in side plates 12 and side sills13, thereby creating air spaces 14 between the outer upper edge of walls11 and side plates 12, and the lower outer face of walls 11 and thevertical faces of the rabbeted portions of the side sills 13. Said airspaces 14 extend longitudinally of the car substantially from the cornerposts at one end to those at the other. Shoes 16 and caps 16 areprovided with flanges 15 and .15, respectively, which occupy and fillthe spaces 14 where said shoes and caps are present. Said flanges 15 and15 therefore, form backing between the side walls and the side platesand side sills at these points.

Caps 16 and shoes 16 are provided with pockets into which the terminalsof posts 19 and braces 20 are fitted, the ends of said posts and bracesbeing reduced to enter the pockets, the inner faces of the side postsand braces being adapted to lie in contact with the boards of walls 11,which boards are suitably bolted or otherwise fastened to said sideposts 19 and braces 20. Fittedinto the anglesbetween the under-sides ofthe side plates and the top boards of walls 11, are 1 beveled strips 17which extend between successive caps 16 and close the bottom of the airspaces 1& paralleling the side plates 12. Similar beveled strips 17 arelikewise arranged to fit into the'angles between the bottom boards ofwalls 11' and the upper surfaces of side sills 13, said lower, beveledstrips extending between the shoes 16 and closing the lower air spaces14- at the car sides. In each car side the bottom board of wall-11 israbbeted and theouter board of floor 29 is let into the rabbet hereformed, said floor'board lying'on top of sill -13. In the illustratedform, the sills 13 extend under the outer floor boards 29 inwardlybeyond the inner face of walls11. The bottom boards of the side wallsare, therefore, firmly positioned between the flanges 15 of shoes 16 andthe edges of floor boards 29, very definitely positioning the lower endof walls 11. I

Because of the letting in of the side walls 11 into the rabbetedportions of the side plates 12 and side sills 13 and the bearings whichthe upper and lower edges of walls 11 have against the flanges 15 and 15ofthe caps and shoes, respectively, togetherwith the interlocking of thebottom side wall boards with the floor boards'29, and also because ofthe tongue and groove connec tions between the superposed boards of theside walls, a very rigid side wall is formed taining such walls inperfect alinement.

The walls 11, therefore, resist bulging due to the influence of lading,and consequently the relief from the stress of bulging side wallsagainst the side posts and braces, keeps the side truss organizationunimpaired. It is therefore seen that the design is such that greaterstrength is present in the side wall construction than has been commonheretofore and without the employment of a greater amount of material toprovide the resistive properties.

In addition to the inherent strength of the side wall construction, thelatter also is pos se'ssed of water-tight qualities. In ordinary jointswhere at the line of severence the elements of the joints are incontinuous con tact, the application of water to said'joints is very aptto permit the passage of the water from one side of the joint to theother This is avoided in the wall construction of the car hereindisclosed. When in perfect condition there is little likelihood ofwater, resulting from rain or other causes, being driven into the jointsin such manner that it will follow the path of severance of the elementsof the joints at the side plates and side sills. If, however, afterconsiderable service the wood of the car tends to become to any degreewarped, protection against a communication from the interiorof the carto the outside atmosphere, which will be quently cannot pass'betw'eenthe upper or bottom boards of the walls 11 and the-side plates 12 andsills 13f to'find its way to the car interior. Moreover, any film ofwater which may work itself between the side plates 12 and upper strips17, or the side sills 13 and lower strips 17, will not be re tained longenough for it to do any damage to the joints. The construction is suchthat so little water may be present that the ,oints will be subject torapid drying, thereby preventing the wood decaying at the oints.

It being Inoredifiicult for any water working between the lowerstrips/17 and the upper surfaces of side sills 18' to dischargeitself,drainage passages 18 are drilled vertically through the side sills 18and communicate with the lower air spaces 14, from which anyaccumulations of water will imbe: discharged to the ground; Side walls11' have strong connection=with the end walls 28 of the car, as bestdisclosed in Fig. 7', where the corner posts 30 are shown tobe in theform of pressings of -angular cross section. Each corner post 30 isprovided with an outstanding flange 31- projecting from the side wall 11and another outstandiiigfiange 32' extending away from the end? wall 28.The aiigle-shaped webof corner post 30- is connected totheside andendwalls 11 and 28 by bolts '33 passing through I the former, and bolts34 extending through the latter. A ladder cripple 25 has a face lyingagainst the outer surface of wall 11 and another face lying againstflange" 31 of cornerypost 80, said bladder cripple; 25 being secured inplace by bolts 26 passing through it and flange 81 of the cornerpostai'id' other bolts 27 passing through said ladder cripple and sidewall 11. Ladder rounds 28 may have their outer. ends secured to cripplepost 25. As shown in Fig. 7, the

end grab iron 24 may have one of its ends riveted to the flange 32 ofcorner post 30. I

It. is manifest that I have constructed a strongside wall which issecurelyand firmly: combined with the end walls QSbfth-ecai',

which sidewall preserves its vertical alinement and relieves tllBLSl'ClBframing" from undue stress, whereby the truss formation of theside-framing is protected from dis tortion and, consequently: isrelatively stronger than in ordinary wood (ionstritrctions; It is alsoobvious that I have 'protected the interior of the carfrom invasion bywater.

The ends of the car havebeen 'sliown as of conventional construction,but iti is, of course, to be understood that the construe tion of theside walls be embodied inv the end walls whenever this is desimb1e.,

Also, when it is not convenient to press the corner post 30 asillustrated and described, its substantial equivalent may be secured byusing a commercial Z -bar and riveting thereto a standard angle.

What I claim is:

1. In combination in a car wall, a sheathing, a sill and a top platerabbetedto a depth greater than the width of said sheathing, saidsheathing being positioned in the rabbets of said sill and plate to formair spaces between the last two mentioned elements and said sheathing,closures for the air spaces and truss elements combined with said silland plate. p

2. In combination in a car wall, a truss ,having top and bottom chordswhich are 60,

i'abbeted, a sheathing positioned to have its upper and lower edgeswithin the rabbets, means forming air spaces between said chords andsheathing, and members coeperating with said truss and sheathing toclose said air spaces.

4. combination in a car wa'll, framing comprising a silland a plate,each longitudinally rabbeted and stress members iiiterposed"therebetween, a sheathing having marginal;portions in the rabbetsof said sill. and'plate, and connectors joining said stress members tosaid sill and plate and spacing faces of said marginal sheathingportions from the'la'st two. mentioned elements.

5: In combination in a car wall, framing comprising asill, and a plateand: stress members iiiterpesed'therebetween, a sheath.- mglapping saidsill and plate and having a: face contacting with said members and mentof the parts forming adjacent said sill and plate.

6.- In combination in a 'carwall, framing comprising"a "sill anda plate"and stress members interposed therebetween, a sheathinginsetinjsaidjsil'l and plate in correlation therewith to resist bulging andbeing provided with a face contacting with saidmem bers aild spaced fromsaid sill and plate, and. connectorsoining said members. with saidsilland plate andeX tending; between 1 the last two mentioned elements and:said

sheathing.

7 Incombination in a car wall, a sill and.

apl'ate provided with rabbets having hori zontal and vertical facesstress members of less width than said sill and plate interposed betweenthe same, a sheathing substantially to spaced from said sill and plate,and longij 'tudinalspacdclosing members, the arrangeinternal spaces Iequal in height to the space between the horizontal rabbet faces of saidsill and plate set into said rabbets and being of less width than thedepth of the latter, and shoes and caps embracing terminals of saidmembers and having portions lying against the vertical rabbet faces of'saidsill and plate, forming backing for said sheathing and spacing thesame from the vertical rabbet faces.

8. In combination in a car wall, a top plate provided with a rabbethavinghorizontal and vertical faces, a sheathing of less width than thedepth of the rabbet having an edge in contact with the horizontal rabbetface and a margin of one of its faces spaced from the vertical rabbetface and forming an air channel therewith,

truss panel'members to which said sheathing is attached, caps embracingterminal portions of said members and having portions projecting intoand interrupting said air channel, and strips contacting with saidsheathing and plate and closing the uninterrupted air channel portions.

9. In combination in a car, a wall comprising a sill provided with arabbet having horizontal and vertical faces, truss panel members,pocketed shoes receiving end portions of said members and havingportions lying against the vertical rabbet face, a sheathing secured tosaid members, lapping said shoes and forming'an intermitted channel withthe latter and the vertical face'of the sill rabbet, said sheathinghaving a lower rabbeted edge and a floor projecting into the sheathingrabbet and resting upon the horizontal face of said sill rabbet.

10. In combination in a car wall, atop plate provided with a rabbet, asheathing of less width than thedepth .of the rabbet hav- 7 ing amarginal portion positioned in the latter, posts and braces to which thesheathing is secured, caps positioned along said plate receiving thepost and brace terminals and provided with flanges laterally spacingsaid plate and marginal sheathing portion, and strips extending betweenthe caps, the parts being arranged to form an intermitted interval airspace adjacent said plate.

11. In combination in a car wall, a longitudinal framing member, asheathing having a marginal portion inset in said member, posts andbraces to which said sheathing is secured, connectors combining saidposts, braces and member and forming abutments' for said sheathing, andstrips extending between said connectors, the parts forming a jointhaving an internal air chamber and being in surface contact outside saidchamber.

copies of this patent'may be obtained for 12. In combination in a carwall, a longitudlnal framing member, a sheathing hav mg a marginalportion inset in said member, posts and braces to which said sheathingis secured connectors combining said posts,

braces and member and forming abutments for said sheathing, and stripsextending be tween said connectors, the parts forming a joint having aninternal air chamber and formed at the sill and the plate, whereby theinterfitted parts at each of the last two mentioned elements forms ajoint containing an air chamber.

14. In combination in a car, a framing member having a longitudinalrabbet, a sheathing fitted into the rabbet and other Vmembers combinedwith said framing member and sheathing, the elements being arranged toform an internal air space and having joint-forming portions in surfacecontact except at said space.

In witness whereofl have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twowitnesses.

JACOB H. WEISBROD.

Witnesses OSCAR Hoornsnne, BLASDEL SHAPLEIGH.

five ,cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington,D. 0.

